Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
means of support — index business (occupation), employment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
visible means of support — A term employed in vagrancy statutes to test whether an individual has any apparent ability to provide for himself or herself financially. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. visible means of support … Law dictionary
means — W2S2 [mi:nz] n plural means ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(method)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3 by all means! 4 by no means/not by any means 5 by means of something 6 a means to an end 7 the means of production ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
means — n pl but sing or pl in constr 1 a: something enabling one to achieve a desired end a means of self defense b: cause (1) 2: resources (as income and assets) at one s disposal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of La … Law dictionary
visible means of support — Term used in vagrancy statutes to indicate that one was without any ostensible ability to support himself, though he is able bodied … Black's law dictionary
visible means of support — Something or someone in sight from which or from whom the obtaining of support is naturally to be presumed, as a farm upon which a person is living or a husband with whom a woman is living … Ballentine's law dictionary
support — Kāko o, hāpai. Also: ko oko o, ko o, ka ika i, kōkua, mālama, kālele, paepae; kaulani (a chief). Support for birds, ko o manu. Support for chickens, ko o moa. Means of support, mālama ola. He was sued for nonsupport, ua ho opi … English-Hawaiian dictionary
means — noun 1 method of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate, convenient, effective, efficient, reliable, useful ▪ an effective means of mass communication ▪ … Collocations dictionary
means — /mi:nz/ noun plural means 1 METHOD (C) a method, system, object etc that you use as a way of achieving a result (+ of): What would be the most effective means of advertising our product? | means of transport BrE /transportation AmE: We had no… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
support — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 help and encouragement ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, total ▪ firm, solid, strong ▪ The candidate enjoys the firm support of local industry … Collocations dictionary
